Which Reagent Would You Use to Carry Out the Following $\to$

question 182

Multiple Choice

Which reagent would you use to carry out the following transformation? tert-butylbenzene $\to$ p-tert-butylbenzenesulfonic acid
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O-tert-butylbenzenesulfonic acid

• A)HNO₃/H₂SO₄
• B)tert-C₄H₉Cl/AlCl₃
• C)H₂SO₃/peroxides
• D)SO₃/H₂SO₄
• E)SO₂/H₂SO₃

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